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  1. its been a while since I've posted here . Hope you're all doing well. I have in mind to buy this plain mumei tanto, however I wanted to know if you guys think its seen too many polishes or not? It's quite cheap by my standards. Jason G
  2. Thank you to everyone for replying. Its been a very informative discussion. So lastly, what do you guys think of Shinto and shinshinto blade geometry for the most part? Were they created with little hiraniku back in the day because there was no more need to battle with armour etc? Or again just result of being polished flatter during the ages? Has anyone seen a preserved Edo period blade in its original polish, or does such a thing not exist? Cheers Jason G
  3. Thanks for clearing it up Jean. :D Good read also. Lets see what others say. Cheers Jason G
  4. Thanks for the link Jean. It does say some schools favoured less meat and some fatter meat, however are the blades which appear to have a flatter profile like that because of over polishing or were tbey forged that way centuries ago? Thats what I wanted to know mainly Cheers Jason G
  5. Thanks for the link. I have read that one a while back :D I sure hope it does become a good discussion. Looking forward to hear from the experts here. Cheers Jason G
  6. Hello folks, Ive heard two different opinions of the type of edge geometries of swords of different eras. Some people say rhe hira niku of older swords have diminished because of being polished through the centuries, while others have said blades of different eras were made with differing amounts of hiraniku. For example, shinshinto blades were forged with less niku than the koto period because of different needs and sword schools etc. So does anyone know what the truth is? Were Edo period blades forged with less niku than that of the koto times or has polishing down caused Edo period blades to look more "flat" compared to the hamaguriba type edge of the koto times? Has anyone seen any Edo period swords in their original first polish and can say how the geometry is? Thanks in advance. Jason G
  7. Didn't realise shinsakuto could get Hozon papers, as for the flaws themselves, very hard to depict in the photos however, looks like it could be a separation of the weld lines where the steel hasn't adhered at those points. Serious or not, I'm not sure, maybe someone else can inform you more about how serious it is. Cheers Jason
  8. Thanks Chris. Were they known for being good cutting swords or highly ranked in any way? cheers, Jason G
  9. Do any shinshinto Bizen Yokoyama blades exist with tameshimei or cutting test inscriptions? Were they ever tested for there cutting efficiency? Cheers, Jason G
  10. Thank you for the replies everyone. So is hagarami considered a fatal flaw in an artistic sense or practical sense? Or both? Jeremy, is the blade you use with hagarami a new or old blade? is there any signs of the blade about to break or chip at the flaw point? Thanks, Jason G
  11. Thanks Kunitaro san. very helpful and informative as usual. So hagarami are seen on tired blades mainly, is that correct? Or can a newly forged blade also have hagarami? Thanks, Jason G
  12. Hi John, Thanks for the reply. So are they a stress crack normally or hada-ware close to cutting edge? And are they normally seen on both sides of the blade in the same spot? Thanks, Jason G
  13. Gdaye guys, Just a question about hagarami. Ive read that hagarami are actually kitae-ware that is close to the cutting edge. Is this accurate or is hagarami actually a stress crack like a hagire but on an angle as opposed to being perpendicular to the cutting edge like hagire are? Can anyone show me pictures of hagarami and if all hagarami are fatal? Thanks, Jason G
  14. It appears from pictures i have seen that Kanemoto blades have flatter hira-niku profile than other nihonto, but could this be a result of years of polishing, or did he indeed make them this way from the beginning? Also, im sure that even though kanemoto blades "appear" to be flat on the hira-ji, they are somewhat still convex in shape, just not as pronounced as other nihonto. Have a good one. Jason Garabedian
  15. Is it purely for cosmetic reasons or was there a practical reason behind using ategane/ume? Thanks, Jason
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